City and school operations in Newport News

August 29, 2011

NEWPORT NEWS — — The city closed its Emergency Operations Center on Monday.

All Newport News public schools and offices will be closed on Tuesday. But all 12-month employees, principals and assistant principals should report on time to prepare for the new school year, said schools spokeswoman Michelle Price.

Routes for bus drivers will be available for pickup after 2 p.m.

Two meetings scheduled for Tuesday, the child nutrition employee meeting at Gildersleeve and the in-service for security staff, have been canceled. But, Price said, athletic and band practices and events will be held as scheduled.

"The aftermath of the storm has left much of the Peninsula without electricity and phone service. Like many homes and businesses, our school buildings are affected by outages," Price said.

•The middle school orientation for sixth-grade students scheduled for 1 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday is canceled. The open house scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. on Wednesday evening for students and parents will be held. The scheduled time for open house has been extended one hour: open house for all middle schools will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday.

•The early childhood and elementary school open houses will be held as scheduled from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1.

•High school orientation for ninth-grade students and new students will be held as scheduled from 8 a.m-11:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 2.

For updated information about the school district, call the information line at 283-7810, the administration office at 591-4500 or go to http://www.nnschools.org

Colleges

•Thomas Nelson Community College will operate on a normal schedule on Tuesday, for its Southeast Higher Education Center, Hampton and the Historic Triangle campuses, according to TNCC spokeswoman Cecilia Ramirez.

•Christopher Newport University remained closed Monday due to power outages, but the hurricane caused very little damage to campus, according to alerts posted on the university's website.